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479 search results for “discovery of the year” in the Library website

• Discovery of unknown translation of René Descartes’ 'L’homme' in Leiden Bibliotheca Thysiana News - 18 August 2022

  From time to time, manuscripts that have remained hidden for centuries turn up in library collections and archives. In the archives of the 17th-century Bibliotheca Thysiana at the Rapenburg in Leiden, kept in the Leiden University Library, Rotterdam researcher Erik-Jan Bos discovered a hitherto unknown…

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  Eani Lachmansingh PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  e.t.lachmansingh@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans Aerts Professor emeritus Medical biochemistry

  Faculty of Science

  j.m.f.g.aerts@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4771

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  Gerard van Westen Professor Artificial Intelligence & Medicinal Chemistry

  Faculty of Science

  gerard@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3511

• From tulip to quantum: Leiden discoveries revisited News - 22 September 2025

  To mark the university’s 450th anniversary, the Leiden Discoveries science route has been updated and was relaunched on the Night of Discoveries. New signs in town and a revamped website tell Leiden residents and visitors the stories of the city’s spectacular discoveries.

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  Madeline Kavanagh Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.e.kavanagh@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jo-Hannah Plug Guest Staff Member

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.plug@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mick Remmerswaal PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.g.d.remmerswaal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerrit van der Kooij Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  g.van.der.kooij@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Anthe Janssen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mario van der Stelt Professor of Molecular physiology

  Faculty of Science

  m.van.der.stelt@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4768

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  Jorre The PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.c.the@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Turaj Atabaki Emeritus Professor by special appointment of Social History of the Middle East and Central Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.atabaki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171

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  Merel Brüning Guest Staff Member

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.l.bruning@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jan van Dijkhuizen Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.f.van.dijkhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2147

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  Diederik Meijer Associate Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  d.j.w.meijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2444

• Document discovered about Rembrandt's student years in Leiden News - 4 June 2019

  A previously unknown document about Rembrandt’s student years in Leiden has been found in the archive of Leiden University. The document, which is being kept at the University Library, proves that Rembrandt studied at Leiden University for longer than has always been assumed.

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  Sebastian Pomplun Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  s.j.pomplun@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4651

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  Tom van der Wel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  t.van.der.wel@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3534

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  Kristof Gombeer Lecturer/researcher

  Faculty of Law

  k.c.n.gombeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Tijm Lanjouw Guest Staff Member

  Faculty of Archaeology

  t.j.r.lanjouw@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Olaf Kaper Professor of Egyptology

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.e.kaper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2041

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  Sam Botan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  s.a.botan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Alp Yenen University Lecturer Modern Turkish History and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.yenen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2943

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  Laura Heitman Professor Molecular Pharmacology

  Faculty of Science

  l.h.heitman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4558

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  Steffen Brünle Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Science

  s.bruenle@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274544

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  Brian McGarry Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

  b.k.mcgarry@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Thea Coventry External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Law

  t.a.c.coventry@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Nancy Kula Professor African Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125

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  Hilde Woker Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

  h.j.woker@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Joanne Stolk University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.v.stolk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2906

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  Carmen van den Bergh University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.van.den.bergh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2067

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  Roberto Arciero PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.arciero@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martina Vijver Scientific director/Professor of Ecotoxicology

  Faculty of Science

  vijver@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1487

• Leiden European City of Science

  In 2022, Leiden was European City of Science. During this year, Leiden presented a public programme brimming with science, knowledge, arts, and skills for anyone with a curious mind. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organised an extensive programme of activities on the theme of Leiden European City…

• This was the Leiden Asia Year News - 18 December 2017

  2017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden-Asia link has been in the spotlight for the past year.

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  Keiko Yoshioka Lecturer and Head of the Japanese language programme.

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.yoshioka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2553

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  Bleda Düring Professor Archaeology of West Asia

  Faculty of Archaeology

  b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6449

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  Victor Klinkenberg Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.v.klinkenberg@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Somayah Elsayed Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  s.elsayed@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4561

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  Jonathan Ouellet PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.m.ouellet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Bola Khalil External PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  b.a.a.khalil@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Willem Jespers Guest Scientist

  Faculty of Science

  w.jespers@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Brandon Bongers Guest Scientist

  Faculty of Science

  b.j.bongers@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rosan Kuin Guest

  Faculty of Science

  r.c.m.kuin@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daan Jiskoot PhD candidate / external

  Faculty of Science

  d.a.jiskoot@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marc Boef PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.boef@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jennifer Swerida Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

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  Christoph Pieper University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.h.pieper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2673

• Now available: Open Science: A Practical Guide for Early-Career Researchers News - 9 June 2023

  This practical guide is aimed at PhD candidates, Research Master Students, and early-career researchers from all academic disciplines. The instructions in the guide intend to inspire young researchers and to help them practice Open Science, by sharing all aspects of research as open possible.